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Autumn is my favorite time of
year for kite flying. The colors, the smells,
the absence of bugs, the cooler temperatures and
very steady winds make this an almost letter
perfect season. Obviously a lot of other people
agree too, because there are a lot of festivals
scheduled for this time of year. Those of you
living in the Sunbelt regions would probably
consider winter to be your almost letter perfect
season for kiting. Visit
www.aka.kite.org/cal.php for events near you.
Kites…on a Roll®
News
The last issue (Summer 2007) mentioned kite
flying in Afghanistan. The advanced screening of
The Kite Runner
occurred Monday October 1 at the American
Kitefliers Association meeting/convention in WA.
Several members of AKA were involved in the
filming of this incredible story. Watch for the
kite flying sequences.
During WWII, English and American bombers were
given a kite to help in case of recovery
at sea. The kite, called the Gibson
Girl, unfolds into a box kite. Its purpose was
to support an antenna for a distress radio. For
further information and to add to your history
section about the use of kites, visit http://www.carnetdevol.org/gibson/girl-anglais.html.
A group of scouts in South Australia have set a
world record for the number of kites in
the air at one time. The previous
record of 927 kites was set in the UK this year.
Determined to break this record, the scouts
launched 1127 kites. Documentation was sent to
the Guinness Book of Records for verification.
What a wonderful sky that must have been! For
more information, visit
http://www.abc.net.au/adelaide/stories/s2008883.htm?backyard.
Many of us have seen kite fliers cleverly
maneuver stunt kites. But have you ever seen two
cars try the same feat? Audi A5 created an ad in
the Namibian desert illustrating the navigation
capabilities of the car. Visit
www.youtube.com
and enter “making Audi kite video”
in the search area.
We read about Darfur often. Visit
http://kitegang.org/darfur to see the
various ways you can help bring some joy to the
children in that war-torn region. The first
Darfur Kite Festival will be
held November 20, 2007, Universal Children’s
Day.
Did you know you can recycle part of
Kites…on a Roll®? The kite sail is a #4
category which lets you recycle it with other
plastic bags.
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